There are several hidden features in your cell phone that you might not know about! Here are a few features...
Especially for emergencies...
112 is a number that can be dialed from a mobile phone in case of an emergency. Valid worldwide. If you are outside the coverage area of your network, in the event of an emergency, you can dial 112, and the phone will search for an emergency number within the networks available in your region.
Another interesting point: this number You can dial even when your phone's keypad is locked. Try it (just don't connect).
Are your keys left inside a locked car? Does the car have a remote key? The following advice may prove very useful someday.
Another argument in favor of purchasing a cell phone: if the keys are inside a locked car, and you have spare keys at home, call someone at home from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about 30 cm away from the car door while the person at home presses the unlock button on the spare key after holding it close to their cell phone. Your car will open.
A great opportunity to save time, because the person will not have to bring you spare keys. Distance in this case does not matter. Even if you are hundreds of kilometers away, if you can reach a person with spare keys, you will be able to open the car (or the trunk).
Editor's note: It really works! We were able to open car doors by transmitting a signal via a mobile phone!
Hidden battery reserve. Imagine that the battery is almost completely discharged, you are expecting an important call, but there is no way to recharge your phone. Nokia phones have a backup battery, to activate which you need to dial *3370# - the phone will reboot using the backup battery and show a 50% increase in the current battery charge.
The backup battery will be recharged the next time you charge the phone.
How to block a STOLEN phone? In order to find out serial number your cell phone, dial the following combination: *#06#
A 15-digit code will be displayed on the screen. This code is unique for each phone. Write it down and keep it in a safe place. If your phone is stolen, call your mobile operator and report this code. The operator will be able to block your phone. Now, even if you change the SIM card, it will be impossible to use the phone. You probably won't be able to get your phone back, but at least you'll know that the person who stole your phone won't be able to use it.
*#06# shows IMEI code
*#0000# shows the phone software version
*#6110# try this code if the previous one doesn't work
*#746025625# stop Sim-Clock (mode to save battery power)
This code will only work on phones with software version 5.24.
*#92702689# access to special menu:
1: Shows serial number
2: Shows month and year of production
3: Shows (if entered) information where the phone was purchased
here you can also write down the phone sale information (one time only)
4: Shows date last change in the program - if entered
6: Transfers all phones, pictures, sounds from one phone to another (if supported)
Software type: NSE-3
V. 5.47 (xx-xx-99) latest version
V. 5.31 (18-02-99)
V. 5.40 (25-05-99)
V. 5.31 (18-02-99)
V. 5.24 (19-09-98)
V. 4.73 (22-04-98)
V. 4.59 (01-06-98)
V. 4.51 (26-03-98)
V. 4.33 (11-03-98)
When typing the code to view the software version
Something like this should appear on the screen:
v.4.51
(26-03-98)
NSE-3
1 line:
Software version
2nd line:
Software release date
3rd line:
Shows the phone type. If it is GSM 900 (standard), GSM 1800 (DCS 1800) or GSM 1900 (PCS1900). But Nokia 2110, 3110, 8100(i) are all NHE types, and 5110 and 6110 are NSE-1 and NSE-3 types
EFR Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR):
Enable: Dial *3370# and EFR is activated after the phone is overloaded (consumes more power)
Shutdown: Dial #3370# and EFR will turn off after the phone reboots.
Half Rate Codec:
Enable: Dial *4720# and Half Rate will be activated after the phone is overloaded (power consumption is reduced)
Shutdown: Dial #4720# and Half Rate will be turned off after the phone reboots
Enhanced Full Rate mode allows you to get much more best quality sound with the same number of bits of transmitted information, but loads your provider’s network more, the duration of the conversation is reduced by about 5%
Half Rate mode degrades sound quality, but unloads the network and allows the provider to pass more calls through it, the duration of the call time increases by about 30%
Tricks and Glitches
Power button:
If you press briefly Power button, the profile menu will appear on the screen.
If you press it again the phone will turn off. Use the up and down keys to scroll and change.
54# :
various settings
Dial 1#, 2#........54# on the keyboard (when you are not in the menu) and you will receive the phone number that is assigned to this key when speed dialing
Call Menu
(during a call) if you press and hold the menu key for 3 seconds, the Call Menu will appear on the display (transfer, mute, etc.)
Quickly dial messages
When you type a message, you must wait a few seconds if you want to type two identical letters in a row. For example, when typing the word "letter", you must wait before entering the second letter "t"..
It will be much faster if you press the # key twice and then "t". Free call
You must have Net Monitor mode on your phone.
This mode was removed in some versions, such as v4.73 and v5.04.
1 Enable NetMonitor in Nokia 51xx/61xx
2 Use test number 497
3 You now have the opportunity to chat for about 90 seconds.
There is no confirmation that this trick still works. Service Provider Lock The Service provider (SP) lock mode is used to bind the phone to a specific SiM card. Moreover, if you insert a SIM card from another operator, the phone will refuse to work, but another card from the same operator will work.
All Nokia phones (2110 and above) have four different linking modes that can be used to link cards with four different operators. But most
Only one phone is activated. (lock 1)
The main code used in Nokia phones:
#pw+(master code)+Y#ї This code is used to verify, activate and unbind Sim card
(SP-lock).
Use the * key to type p, + and w characters.
"Y" can be 1,2,3 or 4 - depending on what type of binding you choose.
#pw+1234567890+1# for Provider-Lock status
#pw+1234567890+2# for Network-Lock status
#pw+1234567890+3# for Provider(???)-Lock status
#pw+1234567890+4# for SimCard-Lock status
(master code) a ten-digit number based on the IMEI number of the phone.
To unbind by type 1, enter the following code:
If you just want to check your phone, use any ten-digit number instead of the master code, for example 1234567890
Note: Be careful with this code, as the code can only be entered 3 times, then something may happen to your phone
Security code Information in IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) contains:
XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X
TAC FAC SNR SP
TAC = Type Approval Code (first 2 digits = country code).
FAC = Final Assembly Code (For Nokia FAC=10).
SNR = Serial Number.
SP = Spare (always SP=0).
Therefore, apparently wanting to save our and their time, and also not wanting to waste tons of paper on unnecessary writing, development companies mobile phones they simply do not indicate in the technical documentation some functions of the devices that seem to them not so significant.
However, our meticulous Russian, using the method of, so to speak, “scientific poking” with his finger on the keyboard of his mobile phone, regularly discovers mysterious capabilities in this device that are not described in the operating instructions. What most of them happily strive to post information about on the Internet - these spaces are simply inundated with such messages. Just as phone models quickly become obsolete and change, these messages become outdated just as quickly, and thousands of new ones appear.
Such curiosity of our citizens is due to the peculiarities of their life and way of life. Due to the significant lag of the Russian standard of living from the standard of living of developed countries, we are in great demand Cell Phones, used.
When purchasing such a phone, it is important to know something about its past. So, it was discovered that such information in Nokia phones is provided by the key combination *#92702689#. By typing a combination of these characters, you can find out the total talk time on this device, the date of last repair, and the date of manufacture.
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Posted by: vladimir
Is there more for Samsung?
Please tell me, I have Alcatel OT2005X, how can I delete outgoing messages in it? The screen flashes that the message memory is full. There are only 3 incoming SMS left. But I can’t find outgoing messages.
Posted by: someone
For touch phones of the Samsung brand there is such a trick: press *#0*# on the keyboard, verified!
Posted by: 45
Is there anything on the rover?
Posted by: Katya
Hello! Tell me please secret codes for mts phone Qwerty white 635? Please help, I really need it. Thank you in advance.
Posted by: Yuri
Please help Samsung D 900 turns off by itself, what can I do? Maybe there is some kind of reboot command? Thank you very much in advance!
Posted by: SatanaClaus
There is another tricky code for the PHILIPS 9@9W phone, but I recommend “think twice, press once.” Actually, here he is *#3646633#
Posted by: Stalker 23 years ™
there are a couple of service codes, that's all? Well, thank you for that (we need to appreciate people’s work!!!)
Posted by: silver surfer
Posted by: silver surfer
Well, the “tricks” given in this article are more likely not to “increase the power” of the device, but to various (convenient and useful in many cases, of course) its service functions. I think there is no such “cheat code” to increase the “megapixel” of the camera)) - and in general “turn on” something that was not originally included in the phone itself. On the other hand, these “cheat codes”, of course, are intended primarily for testers of the manufacturer, and possibly also for employees of service centers; therefore, in some cases they can actually “screw up” something on the phone. But different codes for displaying information about many technical parameters of the phone, and launching “self-test” functions are, of course, always useful.
The middle model in the family of new smartphones from the former Finnish brand
Last spring, during the MWC 2017 exhibition, simultaneously with the reincarnation of the legendary Nokia 3310, new smartphones Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 were also announced. As is known, the rights to smartphones and phones under the Nokia brand in this moment is owned by HMD Global, which calls itself: “Home for Nokia phones».
The production of new models is directly carried out by the famous Chinese company Foxconn, in whose factories both Apple smartphones. More precisely, the production of Nokia smartphones is carried out by one of the company’s factories, which is located in India. Total so far in updated Nokia family Three models have been released: Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6. We will begin our acquaintance with them with optimal option: Let's look at the Nokia 5 smartphone, which is not the most expensive, but not the weakest in terms of technical characteristics, occupying the middle position in the line.
Main characteristics of Nokia 5 (model TA-1053)
- SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, 8 cores Cortex-A53 ([email protected] GHz + [email protected] GHz)
- GPU Adreno 505 @450 MHz
- Operating system Android 7.1.1
- Touch display IPS 5.2″, 1280×720, 282 ppi
- Random access memory (RAM) 2 GB, inner memory 16 GB
- Nano-SIM support (2 pcs.)
- microSD support up to 128 GB
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
- WCDMA/HSPA+ networks (850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz)
- Networks LTE Cat.4 FDD (B1/3/5/7/8/20/28), TD LTE (B38/40)
- Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz)
- Bluetooth 4.1
- GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
- Micro-USB, USB OTG
- Main camera 13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus (PDAF), 1080p video
- Front-camera 8 MP, f/2.0, autofocus
- Proximity sensor, lighting sensor, fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, step detector, compass
- Battery 3000 mAh
- Dimensions 150×73×8.1 mm
- Weight 161 g
Contents of delivery
A single packaging design was chosen for the entire new Nokia line. This is a fairly simple flat box made of thin cardboard, brightly decorated in a youthful way. It looks inexpensive, but has its own specific style.
The kit consists of a connecting cable and network adapter with output current 2 A and maximum voltage 5 V and useless plastic headphones without rubber pads that do not stay in the ears. The metal key for removing cards is mounted on a cardboard insert as standard.
Appearance and ease of use
Design is one of the strongest points Nokia models 5. This inexpensive, essentially, smartphone with ordinary characteristics looks much more expensive than its level. The case, designed in a minimalist style, is made entirely of metal using the milling method. The durable frame also has a matte, smooth, pleasant-to-touch finish that does not leave fingerprints.
In terms of proportions and dimensions, Nokia 5 is a medium-sized smartphone, small and thin, although not so light. By today's standards, it can even be called elegant. The sides and ends are noticeably rounded, and for external antennas the usual grooves are made not on the back panel, but on the ends themselves; they are almost invisible.
Due to its small size, the smartphone is generally comfortable to hold in the hand, but its smooth, streamlined surfaces can be quite slippery. Most likely, all this beauty will have to be hidden in protective case so as not to drop your smartphone on the floor.
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The elongated module with a camera and flash located on the rear panel, covered with glass and surrounded by a thin chrome rim, also looks stylish. The flash consists of two multi-colored LEDs and shines incredibly brightly - Nokia 5 has one of the most bright lanterns, ever encountered in smartphones.
No above the screen LED indicator events. There is also no front flash; its role for the selfie camera is played by the backlight of the screen itself, which turns on a second before shooting; this is a common solution.
At the bottom there are backlit touch buttons, and the time of their illumination can be manually adjusted at your discretion. The central touch button is not backlit, it is not mechanical, and has a built-in fingerprint scanner pad.
There are no complaints about the scanner’s performance; recognition occurs clearly and quickly. The finger can be placed at any angle, up to 5 fingerprints are stored. The central touch button itself works as usual: a short touch returns to the home screen, a long touch returns Google challenge Now.
The installation of cards in the smartphone case is not quite customary. There is not a single hybrid connector, but two different ones: one has two slots for Nano-SIM cards, and the second is completely dedicated to cards microSD memory. It's very convenient, you don't have to sacrifice anything. Considering the very elegant and thin body of the Nokia 5, it is sad to say that manufacturers are not resorting to the notorious hybrid connectors due to lack of space - they are simply saving on user comfort, reducing their costs. Against this background, Nokia's decision evokes only respect.
The buttons on the opposite side are small and metal. They have, perhaps, a stiffer action than we would like, but the response to pressing is very clear, there are no special complaints about the buttons.
The main speaker is located at the bottom end, where the hole is located conversational microphone and a USB connector. Everything would be fine, but the use of Micro-USB begins to surprise: the general course is clearly taken to the use of connectors USB Type-C, so why delay the transition? You'll have to do it someday anyway...
The top end is given over to a 3.5 mm audio output for headphones. The auxiliary microphone hole is located a little further, on the rear surface, closer to the camera module, which is logical.
Nokia 5 comes in four different colors: deep blue (indigo), black, silver and copper. The front panel under the glass remains the same color for both dark and light cases: it is always black.
Screen
Nokia 5 is equipped with an IPS display covered with 2.5D Gorilla Glass with sloping edges. The physical dimensions of the screen are 65x115 mm, diagonal - 5.2 inches. The resolution is 1280x720, the pixel density is only about 282 ppi. The frame around the screen is standard: on the sides it has a total width of 3.5 mm, at the bottom and top - 17 mm.
You can adjust the display brightness manually or use automatic settings based on the ambient light sensor. The AnTuTu test diagnoses support for 10 simultaneous multi-touch touches.
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Detailed examination using measuring instruments conducted by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.
The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are better than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photograph in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Nokia 5, then they can be distinguished by size):
The Nokia 5's screen is slightly darker (photo brightness is 107 versus 118 for the Nexus 7). The ghosting of reflected objects in the Nokia 5 screen is very weak, this indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS - One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of intense external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. The outer surface of the screen has a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (better in efficiency than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much more easily and appear at a lower speed than with regular glass.
When manually controlling brightness and when outputting white field full screen the maximum brightness value was about 530 cd/m², the minimum - 2 cd/m². The maximum brightness is very high, and given the excellent anti-glare properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors should be at a good level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (it is located to the right of the front speaker slot). IN automatic mode When external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. If it is 100%, then in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 37 cd/m² (normal), in an artificially lit office (about 550 lux) it sets it to 160 cd/m² (suitable), in a very bright environment (corresponding to lighting on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more), the brightness increases to 530 cd/m² (to the maximum, as needed); if the adjustment is approximately 50%, then the values are as follows: 22, 90 and 380 cd/m² (the first and third values are underestimated), the regulator at 0% is 2, 40 and 190 cd/m² (all three values are underestimated, which is logical). It turns out that the auto-brightness function works adequately and to some extent allows the user to customize their work to individual requirements. Only at very low brightness levels does significant backlight modulation appear, but its frequency is high, about 2.2 kHz, so even in this case there is no visible screen flicker.
IN this smartphone An IPS type matrix is used. The microphotographs show a typical IPS subpixel structure:
For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.
The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift even with large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen and without inverting shades. For comparison, here are photographs in which identical images are displayed on the screens of Nokia 5 and Nexus 7, while the screen brightness is initially set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K.
There is a white field perpendicular to the screens:
Let us note the good (of course, imperfect) uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field.
And a test picture:
The color saturation on the Nokia 5 screen is normal, the colors are close to natural, although the color contrast is a little too high. The color balance between the Nexus 7 and the screen we tested was slightly different.
Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:
It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens, but on Nokia 5 the contrast has decreased to a greater extent due to the strong brightening of black.
And a white field:
The brightness of the screens at an angle has decreased (at least 5 times, based on the difference in shutter speed), but the Nokia 5 screen at this angle is still a little brighter. When deviated diagonally, the black field brightens greatly and acquires a bluish or reddish tint. The photographs below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same!):
And from another angle:
When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is poor:
The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is normal - about 840:1. The black-white-black response time is 23 ms (13 ms on + 10 ms off). The transition between halftones of gray 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 37 ms. The gamma curve, constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal any blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.36, which is higher than the standard value of 2.2, but in this case it does not matter much. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates somewhat from the power-law dependence:
We did not detect the presence of dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image, which is very good.
Color gamut is almost equal to sRGB:
The spectra show that the matrix filters moderately mix the components with each other:
As a result, visually the colors on this screen are almost no different from natural ones, almost, since the color contrast is a little too high. The balance of shades on the gray scale is not very good, since in light shades the color temperature is not much higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is below 10, which is considered an acceptable indicator for a consumer device. However, at the same time, color temperature and ΔE change greatly towards dark shades - this negatively affects the visual assessment of color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)
Let's summarize. The screen has a very high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors even on a sunny summer day without any problems. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. It is also possible to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating, the absence of air gaps in the layers of the screen and flicker, and a color gamut close to sRGB. The disadvantages are the low stability of black to the deviation of the gaze from perpendicular to the screen plane, poor uniformity of the black field and some overestimation of color contrast. Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of characteristics for this particular class of devices, the quality of the screen can be considered high.
Camera
The front module of the Nokia 5 has a sensor with a resolution of 8 megapixels and a relatively wide-angle lens (84°) with an f/2.0 aperture, with automatic focus and without its own flash. The role of the flash is played by the backlight of the screen itself; it can be forced to be activated when using this function.
There is a portrait retouching mode with several degrees of effect saturation. The quality of selfie shots itself is good: the image has good field-of-frame sharpness and detail, color rendition is correct, and object distortion is not that strong, given the wide-angle optics designed for group shots.
The main camera uses a module with a 13-megapixel matrix with a pixel size of 1.12 microns and a lens with an f/2.0 aperture. The camera is equipped with fast phase detection autofocus (PDAF). The flash is dual two-color and shines very brightly.
The control menu is organized simply, all settings are collected in one long drop-down list. There are not a lot of settings; the choice of aspect ratio and photo and video resolution for both cameras can be immediately set in a single subsection of the menu, which is convenient. You can manually adjust white balance, perform exposure compensation, select focusing options - or all this can be left to the auto-detection of scene modes.
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The camera can shoot video in maximum resolution Full HD @30 fps, no stabilization function. Shooting handheld while on the move isn't smooth, but otherwise the camera handles video shooting well. The image is bright, there are no complaints about sharpness and color rendition. The sound is recorded quite well.
- Video No. 1 (28 MB, 1920×1080@30 fps, H.264, AAC)
- Video No. 2 (33 MB, 1920×1080@30 fps, H.264, AAC)
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The camera does well in low-light macro photography. |
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Good detail in shadows. |
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Good detail in the background. |
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Good sharpness across the frame. |
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The camera can be called almost flagship, it is noticeably better camera, used in Nokia 3. The detail of the images is adequate, distant plans almost do not merge, and even in the shadows the camera captures details well. Text and macro shots, perhaps, cannot be called ideal. However, the camera will cope well with documentary and artistic photography.
Telephone and communications
Communication Nokia capabilities 5 are quite satisfactory. Several LTE FDD frequency bands are supported, including 3 bands of interest to us (band 3, 7, 20), as well as two TDD LTE bands. In the city limits of the Moscow region, the device behaves confidently, the quality of signal reception does not cause any complaints.
In addition, both Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 are supported. The device has an NFC module installed, which works successfully with the Troika travel card. It is possible to connect external devices To USB port V USB mode OTG.
The phone application supports Smart Dial, the methods for sorting and displaying contacts are standard for Android interface, there is a black list for unwanted contacts (can be added to the list of blocked numbers).
Software and multimedia
As software platform Nokia 5 uses the latest Android OS version 7.1.1 - naturally, with the possibility of over-the-air updates. This is one of the most curious moments associated with new Nokia smartphones. The creators decided to abandon all sorts of experiments with shells and are now proud to announce that their devices run on an absolutely “pure” Android OS. Moreover, HMD Global was so keen on this topic that they promised all three smartphones, as well as the recently introduced flagship Nokia 8, a quick update to Android O (Android 8). Previously, among third-party companies, only OnePlus announced that its previously released OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T smartphones would be updated to the eighth version operating system Android after its release.
There are practically no third-party programs here; everything necessary is achieved with using Google Apps.
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To listen to music, use the standard Google Music player with sound settings and built-in equalizer presets. Both in headphones and through the speaker, the device sounds loud and clear, the sound is pleasant to the ear, thick and rich. There is only one main speaker in the device, but thanks to the TFA9891 amplifier it sounds quite powerful.
There is also an FM radio, but there is no built-in voice recorder in the smartphone.
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Performance
The Nokia 5 hardware platform is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 single-chip system, made using 28-nanometer technology. This SoC includes eight 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of up to 1.4 GHz. The Adreno 505 GPU is responsible for graphics processing. Volume random access memory is 2 GB, and built-in flash memory is 16 GB. Of these, less than 9 GB of storage and no more than 850 MB of RAM are free.
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 platform has already received a successor in the form of Snapdragon 435, but, unfortunately, it is installed here outdated version. There are actually quite a lot of differences between these two Qualcomm SoCs: at least, due to the old platform, Nokia 5 does not support LTE Cat.6. However, in terms of performance there is almost no difference between them; both platforms produce approximately 45K points in AnTuTu, which is below the average level. Snapdragon 430 is significantly slower than other popular ones at the moment mobile platforms mid-range, such as MediaTek Helio P10, Kirin 655 and especially Snapdragon 625.
However, in real use scenarios, this SoC is still enough to perform basic tasks, you can even play games. Modern Kombat X hardly slows down, other games run even smoother. However, Nokia 5 does not have power reserves for future updates.
Testing in comprehensive tests AnTuTu and GeekBench:
For convenience, we have compiled all the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks into tables. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry figures). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison it is impossible to present the results from different versions benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain “behind the scenes” - due to the fact that at one time they passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions test programs.
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Testing the graphics subsystem in gaming tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:
When testing in 3DMark, the most powerful smartphones now have the ability to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).
| Nokia 5 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 430) |
Moto E4 Plus (MediaTek (MT6737) |
HTC One X10 (MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)) |
Honor 6X (HiSilicon Kirin 655) |
Asus Zenfone 3
(Qualcomm Snapdragon 625) |
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| 3DMark Ice Storm Sling Shot ES 3.1 (more is better) |
299 | 99 | 421 | 378 | 466 |
| GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (Onscreen, fps) | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (1080p Offscreen, fps) | 4,6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| GFXBenchmark T-Rex ES 2.0 (Onscreen, fps) | 20 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| GFXBenchmark T-Rex ES 2.0 (1080p Offscreen, fps) | 16 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 23 |
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Browser cross-platform tests:
As for benchmarks for assessing the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowance for the fact that their results significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this is possible during testing not always. For Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.
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AndroBench memory speed test results:
Thermal photographs
Below is a thermal image rear surface obtained after 10 minutes of battery testing in the GFXBenchmark program:
Heating is more localized in the upper part of the device, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 34 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), which is relatively little.
Playing video
To test the omnivorous nature of video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Internet. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is most often impossible to process modern options using processor cores alone. Also, don't expect mobile device decoding everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a table.
| Format | Container, video, sound | MX Video Player | Standard video player |
| 1080p H.264 | MKV, H.264 1920×1080, 24 fps, AAC | plays normally | |
| 1080p H.264 | MKV, H.264 1920×1080, 24 fps, AC3 | plays normally (HW) | The video plays fine, there is no sound |
| 1080p H.265 | MKV, H.265 1920×1080, 24 fps, AAC | cannot be played | |
| 1080p H.265 | MKV, H.265 1920×1080, 24 fps, AC3 | plays normally only with a software decoder (SW) | cannot be played |
Further testing of video playback was performed Alexey Kudryavtsev.
We did not find the MHL interface, like Mobility DisplayPort, in this smartphone, so we had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Methodology for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices) Red marks indicate possible problems related to the playback of the corresponding files.
According to the frame output criterion, the quality of playback of video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since in most cases frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) be output with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels (720p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the border of the screen, one to one in pixels, that is, in the original resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235: in the shadows, about a couple of shades merge with black, and in the highlights all gradations are displayed.
Battery life
Fixed accumulator battery, installed in Nokia 5, does not have the largest capacity of 3000 mAh. However, even with such a battery, the device demonstrated a very decent level of autonomy; there are no complaints about this parameter to the hero of the review. In real-life usage scenarios, the smartphone gets through an eventful day without much difficulty before charging overnight.
Testing has traditionally been carried out at normal power consumption levels without using power-saving functions, although the smartphone naturally has them.
Continuous reading in the Moon+ Reader program (with a standard, light theme) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd/m²) with auto-scrolling lasted about 15.5 hours until the battery was completely discharged, and when continuously watching videos in high quality(720p) with the same brightness level via home Wi-Fi network The device operates for approximately 10.5 hours. In 3D gaming mode, the smartphone can work for up to 7 hours.
From the supplied AC adapter (output current 2 A 5 V), the smartphone is charged in approximately 2 hours 45 minutes with a current of 1.9 A at a voltage of 5 V. Wireless charging is not supported.
Bottom line
Nokia 5 turned out to be quite an interesting device for its price, and the price for it cannot be called high: now in official Russian retail a certified Nokia 5 is sold for 13 thousand rubles. This stylish smartphone in a neat thin metal case has good screen, sounds decent, very good quality of recording, has quite satisfactory communication capabilities, very good for its level in terms of duration battery life. There is no reason to praise the power of the hardware platform, but for such a price it is not a failure. And given the people's love for the Finnish brand, from another revival legendary brand, maybe something will work out. At the very least, HMD Global seems to be very determined, and Nokia brand fans are ready to support it.
Which we successfully use as mobile payment mini-terminals in the system.
Let's consider here various useful hidden possibilities Nokia phones, incorporated into them by manufacturers and some ways to improve the operation of our mini-terminal.
We format the smartphone
For some reason, the terminal may glitch, periodically freeze or turn off. In such cases, a smartphone based on Symbian OS 8.x can be formatted, for which:
1. If possible, make a copy of all important data to a memory card or computer using PC Suite.
1.1 Remove all unwanted and suspicious programs.
1.2 Remove the memory card and turn off the phone.
1.3 Turn on the device by simultaneously pressing the power button, the green call button, * and 3. “formating” should appear on the screen.
2. In smartphones running Symbian 9.x, typing the code *#7370# causes a reset to factory settings. First, a dialog box will pop up asking you to confirm the application of the initial settings, in which the user can confirm or deny the update.
Be careful, this will erase all user data.
We save user settings when formatting a smartphone
There is a way to save user settings, they are saved on disk C, namely:
Phone book - c:/system/data/contacts.cdb
Calendar/to-dos - c:/system/data/calendar
SMS, MMS, Email - c (or e):/system/mail
Notes - c:/system/data/notepad.dat
Standard browser bookmarks - c:/system/data/bookmarks1.db
Access point settings - c:/system/data/cdbv3.dat
MMS settings - c:/system/data/mms_settings.dat
Location of programs and folders in the menu: c:/system/data/applications.dat
Background image: c:/system/data/backgroundimage.mbm
By using file manager you need to copy the specified files, for example, to a memory card in a separate directory, and after formatting, return them to their places and reboot the smartphone.
Keyboard shortcuts:
- Pressing the button with the image of a pencil when loading the smartphone will turn on the device in safe mode.
Let us remind you that during startup, a number of applications are launched along with the system startup and wait for background. In a smartphone, this could be a voice recorder for automatically recording conversations, a traffic counter, etc. Sometimes these programs are glitchy, and given that their loading cannot be canceled before the system starts, the entire system begins to freeze. For this you need safe mode, which allows you to cancel all startup, allowing you to calmly start the system, and then figure out which application was causing the crashes and remove it.
- A long press on the “Menu” menu access button brings up a list of applications running and running in the background.
- In some smartphones, when watching a video, pressing the navigation key up or down will rewind the video forward and backward.
When you enable offline mode, activated Bluetooth is turned off and will turn on automatically again only after changing the profile.
- Long press the call fail key closes everything network connections- EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi.
- You can delete the operator logo displayed on the screen by going to the C:\System\Apps\Phone\OpLogo drive using any file manager and deleting the image file from there;
- In order to copy the text of the message, e-book or text document, you need to position the cursor, then, holding the “pencil” and tilting the navigation key, select the desired piece of text. You can copy the selected text using the left function key"Copy."
- The “#” button activates and deactivates the “Silent” mode.
- If during a conversation you turn on music player, the songs will be heard by both interlocutors, as soon as the conversation ends, the music will begin to play through external speakers.
- The total talk time of your smartphone can be checked by dialing *#92702689#. This method is very appropriate when buying a used device, when the seller assures that it is completely new.
- Installing some programs that add their own fonts may cause difficulties with displaying the preinstalled font. You can fix this problem using a file manager by opening the folder E:/System/Fonts on drive C or E. It needs to be renamed and deleted, and then reboot the smartphone.
- When viewing photos, pressing the green call button will open a menu for sending a file in the form of MMS, Bluetooth, via infrared or uploading to the Internet.
After viewing pictures in the smartphone gallery, the amount of memory occupied by pictures increases by an average of 40%. You can fix this problem by doing in the file manager using Nokia programs PC Suite hidden files, visible. Then folders storing temporary image files in the resolution used for viewing can be deleted. After the next viewing they will appear again, but with this method the volume free memory can be increased at least temporarily.
= Download large files from the Internet
Those who used the GPRS Internet service to download any files (games, melodies, videos, etc.) probably encountered the problem of the GPRS connection being lost. To avoid such troubles, you can use the FlashGet application, which will automatically resume downloading the file when the connection is restored.
To download the program to a smartphone, it must have a profile configured “ GPRS Internet" To download a file using FlashGet, you need to completely copy the link of the game or other file, enter it, select the folder where the application will be saved, then click “OK”.
- Transmit via Bluetooth and infrared
For smartphones running Symbian OS 7.0 and 8.0 it is impossible to obtain large files via Bluetooth, since all incoming information first goes into the built-in memory, and only then can they be saved to a memory card. However, this limitation can be circumvented using the Msv DriveE application for Symbian 7.0 and 8.0, which changes the path for saving incoming information from c:/system/mail (built-in memory) to e:/system/mail (memory card), allowing you to receive it via IR port or Bluetooth, files of any size not exceeding the capacity of the memory card. In order to return the save path to its original location, simply remove Msv DriveE.
- Signing SIS applications on Symbian OS 9.1
Surely many users of smartphones running Symbian OS 9.1, when installing new programs, often encountered a problem when the application displays an error message - “Application installation is not supported” or “The certificate has expired”, or “The file is damaged”.
The reason may be that the program is simply not compatible with version 9.1 of Symbian. Otherwise, there are several options to solve this problem.
In the “Application Manager” you need to make the following settings: “Application Manager” - “Functions” - “Settings” - “ Software settings" - "All" - "Checking certificates" - "Disable".
There are 4 types of certificates:
- Self Signed - you can sign and download freely, about 60% of the API is available.
- Symbian Signed - this certificate is used to sign programs that require more than 60% of the API. To obtain this certificate, you need to send a SIS file and, if the verification results are successful, receive a signed application. For paid products, obtaining a certificate is paid, for free products it is free.
- Basic Devcert allows access to approximately 80% of the API and can install utilities with a protected UID.
- Phone Manufactured Devcert has access to 100% API, including private folders, so it is available to a very limited circle.
To receive certificates you need to register on the website http://www.symbiansigned.com/.
Then we perform the following steps:
1. Download the DevCertRequest 2.0 program
2. Launch DevCertRequest, write the name of the new file with the .csr extension, for example, new.csr.
3. Fill in the fields as follows:
Acs pub id - set no.
For the Private key file, download the signsis archive and take the key from it.
In password we write 12345678, while making sure that there is no checkmark next to No password.
4. Fill in the remaining fields.
5. Enter the IMEI of your phone and add all application capabilities.
6. Go to http://www.symbiansigned.com/app/barclayhtml/devcert/requestupload.jsp, enter authorization and download the file you just created (csr.).
Its path is C:Program Files/SymbianOS Tools/Developer Certificate Request/ - new.csr is there.
7. Download the created certificate and rename it to mycert.cer.
8. Unpack the archive (downloaded in step 3) to disk From the computer to the singsis directory.
9. Copy the mycert.cer file to the cert folder.
10. Rename the program or game file to Moj.SIS and put it in the signsis directory
11. Run Sissigner.exe (located in C:/SISSigner/SISSigner.exe)
12. Next, follow the instructions written in the program.
13. Load it into your phone and you’re done - the program is certified.
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